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Roman statue of Isis, second century CE. Greco-Roman mysteries were voluntary, secret initiation rituals. [2] They were dedicated to a particular deity or group of deities, and used a variety of intense experiences, such as nocturnal darkness interrupted by bright light, or loud music or noise, that induced a state of disorientation and an intense religious experience.
The initiation was preceded by a normal bathing in the public baths and a ceremonial sprinkling by the priest, after which the candidate was given secret instructions in the temple of Isis. The candidate then fasted for ten days from meat and wine, after which he was dressed in linen and led at night into the innermost part of the sanctuary ...
Some had different levels of initiation, as well as doctrines which were mysteries in the sense of requiring supernatural explanation. In some, parts of the doctrine were apparently only known to priests. They included the Eleusinian Mysteries, Mithraism, the Cult of Isis, and the Cult of Sol Invictus.
Eager to be initiated into the mystery cult of Isis, Lucius abstains from forbidden foods, bathes and purifies himself. Then the secrets of the cult's books are explained to him and further secrets revealed, before going through the process of initiation which involves a trial by the elements in a journey to the underworld.
The man who drove a truck into a New Orleans crowd on New Year’s Day had recently pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to the FBI.. While most ISIS-linked ...
The description refers to the Athenian cult of Isis, which precedes its development into a mystery cult (in the classical sense) in Roman times. Therefore, if the subject of the WP article is the cult after Hellenization, indeed it appears it warrants changing the WP article's title to “Isis Cult and Mysteries” (and we are banging the same ...
It thrust ISIS back into the spotlight, as have events in Syria. US officials are concerned that instability following the collapse of the Assad regime may allow ISIS to expand from its remote ...
The FBI said Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, drove the rented Ford truck laden with an ISIS flag, weapons and a potential improvised explosive device (IED) into a crowd at ...